pizzell

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A form of pizzle — The penis of an animal.

OriginItalian pizzella →
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Meanings

pizzell1

nounpizzell (plural pizzells)

plural pizzells

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of pizzle.

pizzell2

nounpizzell (plural pizzells)

plural pizzells

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pizzella.

    Even though she does not work at the bakery anymore she still bakes cookies for me. The other day she asked me if I like pizzells and I said yes.

    2012, Suzanne Lupinski, 20 Ways To A Wonderful Life!, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 136
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    I have a very dear friend whose mother made us pizzells, which is an Italian waffle cookie and delicious. I make them once in a while now and sometimes roll them, while hot, and fill them with whipping cream and strawberries.

    2006, Albert Rayl, Rayl Family Cookbook, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page vi

    Everyone applauded and sauntered up to the buffet of spaghetti, meatballs, Italian bread, salad and gelato, pizzells, biscotti and cannolli for dessert.

    2020, Gwen Davis, The Nativity, Bloomington, IN: Balboa Press, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Italianpizzella
  2. Englishpizzell

Borrowed from Italian pizzella. The final vowel is probably dropped either due to southern Italian influence (as Neapolitan often reduces final vowels to a schwa), or due to anglicized pronunciation of the plural form pizzelle (many English words ending in -elle do not pronounce the last e, e.g. belle, gazelle, mademoiselle).

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APA

pizzell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pizzell

MLA

“pizzell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pizzell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pizzell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pizzell.

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